Guest Post: New Year’s Wishes from a Long-Time Friend
As 2021 comes to a close, we’re wrapping up our celebration of our 30th birthday and looking ahead to all that we can accomplish in year 31 and beyond. Long-time friend of Community Home Trust Penny Rich sent us these [...]
A (New) Roof Over Their Heads for the Holidays!
You may remember our post several months ago about the Stewardship Program and the painting facelift our homes at Old Larkspur were getting. Well, we’ve just completed another even bigger stewardship project, replacing many of the roofs at the [...]
Homeowner Stories: Meet Deneane
Editor’s note: If you joined us for our annual meeting on November 18, you had a very brief opportunity to meet Deneane Stanley-Sutton, recipient of our first-ever Deanna Carson Memorial Good Neighbor Award. We asked her to share more of her story, [...]
Home for the Holidays
The holiday season is a time for joy, gratitude, and generosity. As the leaves change color and the temperature drops, we start thinking about what we’re grateful for. Our homes become the center of safe, fun holiday gatherings with friends [...]
Giving Tuesday!
Today is Giving Tuesday, and in honor of the day, we’re launching our “Home for the Holidays” campaign. And we’re SO excited to share that a generous donor has pledged to match all donations now through the end of [...]
At Home with Community Home Trust
Here's what "home" means to the Community Home Trust staff this time of year
Who Should Attend CHT’s Annual Meeting?
Do you wonder about the impact CHT is having on the community at large? Did you make a donation to Community Home Trust this past year, and you’re wondering how your donation was put to work? Are you a [...]
What is “Jay Street” (other than a street in Chapel Hill)?
For most people who live in Chapel Hill or Carrboro, Jay Street is just another street in town. But at Community Home Trust these days, saying "Jay Street" means so much more. For us and our partners at Taft-Mills [...]
Homeowner Stories: Meet TJ
When we spoke to TJ recently, he had lived in his condo at 140 W. Franklin for just a month. And although he and his dog Phoenix were still settling in and getting unpacked, he already loved it there. [...]
Insulated Attic Cover DIY
By Ian Morse, Property Manager Here’s a weatherization-meets-energy efficiency tip, and it’s even DIY—try making an insulated attic access cover yourself! Whether you have a drop-down attic ladder or a “scuttle hole’ (also called an “attic hatch”), the access is [...]
A Neighborly Invitation from Kim and Keon
You may remember meeting Kim on our blog in one of our earliest homeowner stories. She and her son Keon moved into their Northside neighborhood home in 2019, and she shared how her experience in that neighborhood has shaped [...]
Taking Action on the “I” in DEI: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
By Calvin Burton, Development and Donor Relations Manager, cburton@communityhometrust.org. Everyone wants to feel like they “belong” somewhere. Whether that’s at home, with friends, or at work, people want to feel included and heard, and they want to know their [...]
